A year and a half ago, if you asked most folks in Renovo what they thought of their friend B.J. Snyder, a lot of people would have called him a family man.

During his sentencing, he was called a monster for strangling his wife to death and then covering up the murder.

Friends and family came to the Clinton County Courthouse with stories and pictures of Kelley Jo Snyder from Renovo.

"You always see stuff on the news and you can never imagine it happening to you. I just want people to know she was a person and an amazing person. I don't want them to think of her just as a news story," said Kelley Jo's sister T.T. Nicole Bixler.

Kelley Jo's picture has been in the news since last Easter when her husband reported her missing

"We miss her and hope that she is safe," Snyder said during the search. "If she is out there and can see this or someone sees this or has any information that they will get ahold of us."

In court, Snyder said the day of the murder he was fighting with Kelley Jo over a phone call with her ex. He says he suffers from PTSD because of his time in the army and he blacked out while strangling her

Snyder apologized to Kelley Jo's family, who were visibly shaken during the sentencing.

"I didn't get to say everything I wanted to say. I wish I could say everything I wanted to say right now, that's it," said Kelley Jo's father John Allen Wertz.

Snyder could face up to 42 years in prison.

Family members say they are moving towards closure. They wanted to thank their community for the support over the past year and a half.

5 comments

Bill K.

This jerk would be a great candidate for forced organ donation. he has a heart which someone in need of a transplant can use. Two kidneys, two eyes, two lungs, a liver. do they do pancreas transplants? Shave off all his skin and use it for skin grafts on burn victims. Human body has how much blood? Seven liters? Tap it all and use for transplants. Let’s make something good come out of Kelly Jo’s death. Imagine all the people he could end up helping if we harvest everything in his body.